Japanese reference
招く
まねく
to invite, beckon
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | まねく (maneku)invite |
| Polite, masu | まねきます (manekimasu)invite |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まねかない (manekanai)do not invite |
| Polite negative | まねきません (manekimasen)do not invite |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まねいた (maneita)invited |
| Polite past | まねきました (manekimashita)invited |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まねかなかった (manekanakatta)did not invite |
| Polite past negative | まねきませんでした (manekimasendeshita)did not invite |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まねいて (maneite)inviting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まねきまして (manekimashite)inviting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まねいている (maneiteiru)be inviting |
| Polite te-iru | まねいています (maneiteimasu)be inviting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まねけば (manekeba)if you invite |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まねきますれば (manekimasureba)if you invite (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | まねいたら (maneitara)if you invite |
| Polite conditional, tara | まねきましたら (manekimashitara)if you invite |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まねける (manekeru)can invite |
| Polite potential | まねけます (manekemasu)can invite |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まねこう (manekou)let's invite! |
| Polite volitional | まねきましょう (manekimashou)let's invite! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まねきたい (manekitai)want to invite |
| Polite desire, tai | まねきたいです (manekitaidesu)want to invite |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まねかれる (manekareru)be invited |
| Polite passive | まねかれます (manekaremasu)be invited |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まねかせる (manekaseru)make or let someone invite |
| Polite causative | まねかせます (manekasemasu)make or let someone invite |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まねかせられる (manekaserareru)be made to invite |
| Polite causative-passive | まねかせられます (manekaseraremasu)be made to invite |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まねくな (manekuna)do not invite! |
| Polite negative request | まねかないでください (manekanaidekudasai)please do not invite |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まねきます (manekimasu)invite |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まねきません (manekimasen)do not invite |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まねきました (manekimashita)invited |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まねきませんでした (manekimasendeshita)did not invite |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | まねいてください (maneitekudasai)please invite |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まねかないでください (manekanaidekudasai)please do not invite |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まねきましょう (manekimashou)let's invite! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まねいてもいい (maneitemoii)may invite |
| Polite permission | まねいてもいいです (maneitemoiidesu)may invite |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まねいてはいけない (maneitehaikenai)must not invite |
| Polite prohibition | まねいてはいけません (maneitehaikemasen)must not invite |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まねきなさい (manekinasai)invite (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まねいてみる (maneitemiru)try to invite |
| Polite try doing | まねいてみます (maneitemimasu)try to invite |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まねいてしまう (maneiteshimau)invite completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まねいてしまいます (maneiteshimaimasu)invite completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まねいておく (maneiteoku)invite in advance |
| Polite preparation | まねいておきます (maneiteokimasu)invite in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まねいたことがある (maneitakotogaaru)have the experience of: invited |
| Polite past experience | まねいたことがあります (maneitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: invited |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まねくと (manekuto)whenever you invite |
| Polite automatic result | まねきますと (manekimasuto)whenever you invite |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まねくなら (manekunara)if you mean to invite |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まねくだろう (manekudarou)probably invite |
| Polite probability | まねくでしょう (manekudeshou)probably invite |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まねけ (maneke)invite! |
| Polite request | まねいてください (maneitekudasai)please invite |
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